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farfalle = [pasta shaped like] butterflies
Interesting. In yiddish, farfel is a kind of noodle.
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farfel: (PRONUNCIATION: färfl) NOUN: Noodles shaped like small grains or pellets. ETYMOLOGY: Yiddish farfl, from Middle High German varveln.
Can anyone put together whatever connection may exist?
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